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NHRC warn States, UT Govts over plight of transgender in India
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed serious "displeasure" and has warned coercive action against the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories (UT) of India for their failure to submit Action Taken Reports (ATRs) on th
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Yearender 2020: Clampdown in Hong Kong, treatment of Uyghurs worsen China
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): It was a year that worsened China's global image. While COVID-19, which emerged in its city of Wuhan, was a factor, China's coercive tactics with countries in its neighbourhood and beyond, its clampdown on people in Hong Kong in breach of "one governme
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China's 'labour transfer policy' in Tibet bears similarities with Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], December 15 (ANI): Since last year, China has been introducing new policies to promote the centralised and large-scale transfer of 'rural surplus labourers' to parts of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), as well as other provinces of the People's Republic of China in repeated
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US imposes sanctions on Chinese officials for engaging in 'coercive activi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 5 (ANI): US State Department on Friday imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials, accusing them of using coercion and intimidation tactics to suppress freedom of expression, against those who oppose Beijing's policies.
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No coercive action will be taken against Chanda Kochhar in alleged ICICI-V
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta orally submitted to the Supreme Court in the hearing on Friday that no coercive action will be taken against former ICICI Bank CEO, Chanda Kochhar, in the alleged ICICI-Videocon loan scam case.
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Will EU push China to respect human rights obligations? asks EU Parliament
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 17 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament (MEP) have condemned coercive labour programmes in Tibet and called the European Union (EU) to act against China for the human rights abuses in Xinjiang province and compel Beijing to respect its international obligati
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MEA slams Pakistan over its Babri Masjid verdict remarks, says India a mat
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Indian on Thursday slammed Pakistan's remarks of the recent court verdict on the Babri Masjid demolition case and said the neighbouring county with its "coercive apparatus" might find it difficult to understand ethos of democracy where both the government
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NGT directs pollution control board to act against violators of environmen
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal has directed the concerned pollution control board to proceed with coercive measures, including assessment and recovery of compensation for the damage and initiating prosecution against the violators of environmental norms and d
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No coercive action: SC issues notice on Facebook India VP's plea against D
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices on the pleas filed by Facebook, its India Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan and others against the notice issued by the Delhi Legislative Assembly for deposing before it.
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No coercive action, interim order to continue in Vinod Dua sedition case:
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Supreme Court on Friday extended the interim protection from arrest and no coercive action till further hearing on September 24, Thursday, against veteran noted journalist, Vinod Dua, in connection with a sedition case registered against him in Himachal
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Journalist Vinod Dua can't be arrested till next hearing: SC
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court has extended the interim protection from arrest and said there should be no coercive action till further hearing on September 18 against journalist Vinod Dua in connection with a sedition case filed against him in Himachal Pradesh.
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Coercive measures against DJB if directions to plant 500 trees not complie
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal has asked Principal Chief Conservator of Forests to take coercive measures against the Delhi Jal Board if it fails to comply with directions of planting 500 trees of native species in the natioal capital within one month.
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